title: Prognostic validity of clinical and psychometric variables in psychogeriatric inpatients.
abstract: The prognostic validity of both clinical and psychometric variables in a sample of psychogeriatric inpatients was evaluated. Elderly patients were divided into three outcome groups (nondischarged, n = 29; discharged-readmitted, n = 38; and discharged-nonreadmitted, n = 67), and comparisons were made on the clinical and psychometric variables. Results were cross-validated on a new sample of patients. Discriminant analysis yielded two predictive functions, which appeared to represent physical status and behavioral disturbance. Results suggest that a combination of clinical and psychometric variables yields the best level of prediction.
authors.affiliation: Psychology Department, London Psychiatric Hospital, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Appell
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Kazarian
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001519:Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000451:nursing*; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D010349:Patient Compliance; D010360:Patient Transfer; D011379:Prognosis; D011594:Psychometrics